diff --git a/server/src/wled_controller/main.py b/server/src/wled_controller/main.py
index c6a1179..b8950b0 100644
--- a/server/src/wled_controller/main.py
+++ b/server/src/wled_controller/main.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ from pathlib import Path
 
 from fastapi import FastAPI
 from fastapi.middleware.cors import CORSMiddleware
+from fastapi.middleware.gzip import GZipMiddleware
 from fastapi.responses import FileResponse, JSONResponse
 from fastapi.staticfiles import StaticFiles
 from fastapi.templating import Jinja2Templates
@@ -252,6 +253,7 @@ app.add_middleware(
     allow_methods=["*"],
     allow_headers=["*"],
 )
+app.add_middleware(GZipMiddleware, minimum_size=500)
 
 # Include API routes
 app.include_router(router)